ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Darin Flagg
Adelanto (ADL) · Adelanto, CA
Darin Flagg is listed with Adelanto (ADL). The database records 71 asylum outcomes: 5 approved, 66 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2026-03-26 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20267156607.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-26 – 2026-06-05160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-03-27 – 2026-06-08130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-03-27 – 2026-06-30100100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-03-26 – 2026-04-239360—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2026-04-03 – 2026-06-234040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2026-04-17 – 2026-04-213030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-04-06 – 2026-05-083210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-06-05 – 2026-06-263030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-05-22 – 2026-06-112020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-05-19 – 2026-05-292020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-06-22 – 2026-06-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-05-28 – 2026-05-281010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-04-09 – 2026-04-091010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2026-06-25 – 2026-06-251010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-06-01 – 2026-06-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-05-12 – 2026-05-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Darin W. Flagg was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Flagg earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of Missouri- Columbia and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Tulane University School of Law. From March 2015 to February 2026, he was a senior associate and later associate partner and chair of the Law & Motion department at Murchison & Cumming LLP in Los Angeles. From February 2001 to March 2015, he was an associate and later partner at Water, McCluskey & Boehle in Los Angeles. Judge Flagg is a member of the State Bar of California.
Education: Judge Flagg earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 from the University of Missouri- Columbia and a Juris Doctor in 2000 from Tulane University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Flagg is a member of the State Bar of California.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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